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The letter states, that the stern o f th e b oat h a d . 40 L 4 1e ashore, with several casks of rum, brandy, and butt er , a n d hort, of wearing apparel, and also part of the wreck of the - 14 Z' tions , of the bodie s of th e u nfortun a te crew had been cut ""riameßdinhurph Observer. ~~~rl~~/ /~ ~ ~__ ~~ V ~~ ~%~'l ~~L_---~ i - 7 1 F ' ; . t No. 10,685. , eibb,„ ~,, , , , L......--- 7----- -. ••••-`.* .7 PRICE ID. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1826. LITERATURE. ALM A S, a Novel. Vole. —London, 1826. " Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice." This is an admirable novel, struck off with great spirit, in the first style of fashion and Haut ton. We do not know who the author is, but report ascribes it to the pen of Lady Foley. One thing is pretty clear, that no author or authoress of the present day need be ashamed of a work so meritorious. Indeed we are assured that so highly was public attention excited by its appearance, that the first edition has.been subscribed among the trade to satisfy the demands of the curious. The work displays a thorough knowledge of human nature, in the delightful regions of haul ton, and occasionally pictures the less obtridsive but more endearing scenes of society in the middle ranks of life,, with great force and delicacy. The characters intro duced are generally very ably drawn, and their numberand variety sufficiently attest the experience of the author in.. fashionable' life. , It is stated, however, that the charac ters are not intended for certain parties, but repre ientative of each class described ; and this general plan is less objectionable, though, perhaps, less pleasing, to the lovers of scandal, fur it affords a greater latitude to the genius of the author, than can be found in the limited sphere of individnal character. The great object of the work is to ridicule the absurdities daily exhibited by the gay votaries of Almack's, and the tyrannical spirit displayed by .the " Lady Patronesses " of that seductive establish ment, in their overbearing exclusion of some, and partial reception of others, apparently for no bette r r eason th an t o prove the truth of the adage, that " kissing goes by favour." Tho work possesses the great charm of beauty of language, and a free and easy style, gaily illustrative of the conversation and habits of fashionable society, which are touched off with much happy raillery and vivacity of imagination— Painting the manners living as they rise." The characters are strongly contrasted, and many of them drawn with a masterly knowledge of the human , heart. Among the men, we have the chivalrous but reflective Montague—the frivolous and conceited Morflaunt—the grave and learned Godfrey—the .pompous but plotting politician Norbury—the common-place child of fortune Birmingham' —the venerable Mildmay, glowing with the milk of: human-kindness—the fashionable and dashing Fitzallanthe lying Sydenliam—and a number of less pro minent worthies ; and, as for the fair heroines, we have the beautiful and tender-hearted Barbara Birmingham - -a picture of lovely modesty, unsophisticated by art, and un spoilt by Abe dazzling prospects of an immense fortune— then we have..the sprightly coquetry of Louisa Mildmay, contrasted II the sensible demeanour of her sister Julia— while the vulgar presumption of Lady Birmingham, ad mirably sets off the arrogant nobility of Lady ISforbury, and the witty but satiric jealousy of her daughter, Lady Anne, born too proud to be happy. Then come Lady Hauton, the representative and empress of fashionable folly at Almack's—and the Baroness Wallestein—an Eng fish Lady who married a German Ambassador, and thus became priVileged to hate every thing English with an aversion perfectly natural. As attendant satellites upon these stars we have Mrs. Bucannon and Metcalf, perfect go-betweens, but occasionally lost in the immensity of their own importance—and Miss Bevil, who would have been a falling star herself had she not prematurely assumed the character of maid of all work. The Ladies Carlton we shall leave to trace their pedigree front the mountain heights of the Dukedom of Clanalpin, and proceed to illus trate our observations by extracts from the novel, which is enriched with many happy, quotations, not learnedly drag ged from their unwilling haunts, but spontaneously burst ing in just in time, like Paul Pry, as old acquaintance, and " quite correct." The work being intended chiefly as a picture of high life, the plot is a matter of secondary consideration, but the fate of Barbara Birmingham is' looked forward to. with intense interest, and communicatef an air of romanticity to the story. The novel opens with Colonel Lionel Montague going to visit the family mansion of Atherford Abbey, then in habited by the Birminghams as tenants of his father's do main. His father and mother are both dead, and Mon tague, just returned with laurels from a ten years' absence, could not resist the temptation of visiting the scenes of his boyhood, though now deserted by those so dear to him. It was a fine spring morning, and he went with melancholy heart musing upon the happy past, and sighing at the change which came over the place of his nativity; he felt that-- The morn was up again—the dewy morn, With breath all incense, and with cheek all bloom, Laughing the clouds away in playful scorn, And smiling as if earth contained no tomb. And Lionel wandered slowly to the hall of his fathers — but where were they gone ? His heart melted at the idea, and he hesitated in his progress. Those who haye been long away, linger on their return, with strange sensi bility, in view of what was once sweet home, before they eau muster sufficient courage, to enter the old thresh Old rendered so dear to memory by a thousand tender asso ciations. • The chief relic of interest in the mansion to Co). Mon. tague, was his mother's 'picture, which he surveyed with emotion, and— At length forcing himself away, be burst into the next room, which hail formerly been his mother's dressing-room. Here all stood just as it used to do : the harp and pianoforte both open, as if some one had lately been playing ou them ; the old chintz arm chair turned to the fire, just as it had stood when his mother rose from it, the last time he saw her, to bid him adieu ; nay the I very screen, on which when a buy he had pasted caricatures, still retained its place in the corner. As he advanced to the middle of the rosin, gating around him in silence, his attention Was excited by the sight of an easel, on which was placed an unfinished picture : he could not mistake it, for it was the copy of his mother's portrait, which had affected him In deeply only just before. " Whose painting is that ?" said he to the two old servants. " Oh, that is our young lady's doing, Sir ; this is her morning room, this is where Miss Birmingham plays the music, and paints the pictures. The ladies has only been gone about an hour to Lord Norbury's, where they he to stay all night." " Ay, it is a pity she ben't at home, Sir,"‘ cried old Molly, " for she'll a nice young lady, and so respects the old family, and . all that belongs to 'em.” This young lady is Barbara Birmin g ham, the heiress, whose sweet simplicity of charact er forms a.striki ng con trust to th e gay Louisa, anti her gayer sister the Baroness, whose natural tastes were vitiated by the ' nrtificial plea stres of Paris. The following comparison is masterly :.-- the LoUlga Wig i three years younger than Mada m e d e Wallestein, and thought her han dsorner than the Baroness ; as on the other side "tr"" g l' l leacy of her comp l ex i o n struck the Parisians. Many of the w ets, a belie blonds 1 the same novelty of attraction, which &piquant. brunette has with las looked lovely in any thing. . eavasLouisa had more eclat -- she at tracted at first sight; Caroline 11.eli°u—ghe gained by being known, Lcosee eL e oline more expre always gav, but simple ; ells what she wore was sure to be Mad a me •coquettish. Their conversation and manner 1 becoming anti had . but Louisa charmed every limit t he same diff erence : one more r CiWatteitein studied effect ; vivacity, and the other snore equally graceful ; fashion and admiration ; and a fe w, p l o! t body, while her frien d was better pleased to turn the heads of a chosen pursued %"Prit ; both were egos _ . They were each by ro mance upon the two beauties Ycux Bleu: et lee' but which hml a wonderful Now, see the witty Louisa at an election' yeux ivro ' u.n yi a lc t h he o h f aa t t i l n L e ; d n_ a n y i o t s w m j m o te ng: al fo li l r t o g tl o e t i te a , . are. ball, quite scandalized at perceiving the geode Barbara welcoming her old but less fortunate schoolfellows : " Pray observe %where shaking band* with all those vulgar looking people: with what joy she greets that gauky red-faced girl, in that odious jardini?re !—how eau she have such disgrace croniee ! Oh!' t. see ; it is that stupid Miss Barlow, the daughter of the curate at Atherford." " How strange it is," said Lionel, " that I admire her for the very thing which excites your displeasure : it is that genuine good - beartedness, that real simplicity of character, which makes her so interesting a person, much more than ber beauty." " Very true, my good philosopher ; but it was her good looks, her soft complexion, and loving eyes, which made you first take the trouble to hunt out all these excellencies of heart and charms' of mind. Trust you all.for that; yen moral men alwaYe select angel forms. Now do you think mental perks:lion, with a red nose or a humped back, would ever, catch you? So your tirades about intellect and virtue always go with me for nothiug—mere humbug ; and that is what rules all the world." Lionel could not help laughing. The following passage exhibiattleep pathos, finely cow : 'mated with sentimental absurtifif Lionel followed her through the drawing-room in silence, and stood for some minutes gazing at the much-loved features of his lamented parent. Louisa would not interrupt his melan choly musings. The piano was open, and 'she sat down •to it, and almost mechanically sang those beautiful wards of Moore's, in so plaintive a tone that it quite touched Lionel's feelings t— " The harp that Once through Tiire s s halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs is mute on Taro's tt ells, As if that soul were tied. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for praise, Now feel that thrill no more." " Alas! too true!" said Lionel half aloud, walking hack to the drawing-room, that be might look once again at all the old family portraits,—he seemed to be almost apostrophising his an cestors. " Quite sentimental, I pretest," said Lady Birmingham, en tailing at this moment, wrapped up something like a Russian bear. " ! Colonel Montague, I see what occupies you,—a sweet picture really, and vastly like, I Inn told ; but you have not been in the library yet, and I want you to see my new bookcases. Your brother's collection of hook., ant told, is certainly very Site ; quite choke in point of value, and learning, and all that sort of thing, but sadly deficient in books of light reading : those musty folios, you know, are really now quite out of vogue, so have got a pretty collection of novels end light things from Col burn's, sad sonic rose-wood cases for them, that do vastly well, and really are very ornamental." As no one could poeeibly admire such an addition to a hue, old, classical library, the whole party were 'dela as they followed Lady Birmingham, who eleeronrd the books, as she bad before dont the luncheon. Louisa found an opportunity to whisper to "In books, not authors, learusd is my lady." The author is, perhaps, rather prodigal of French quota tions, or rather fond of expressing in French whit might as well be said in English; but that, perhaps, would not be alto gether fashionable, and so we have the Baroness de Web lestein eternally interlarding her •English with choice phrases. For example— • "Moat of the corpii, diplornatique have been here pour fair. leur tour. Rien de norquant among lei • Antbassadrices. I mean to eclipse them all; 1 ant much the youngest, and sans flat lerie, the only well-looking one. I shall. produce an effect, you may depend upon it: my singing takew vastly with a certain set, and all my romances are quite new here, where they are always so bekindliand with, everything that come* front Paris, In Eng aunt il fame ;Ire toot, .ow 4ene.4o,44einnture,de itentesevraleeedd.ti me. You remember the little etigUi. de Itosenvel : new he is Wallesteira private secretary, uu Zr?, jail garcon d'une tournure parfait., eget owl qui rait forme. The secretary of legation it le Prince Alfred de Steinberg ; and the tngliah are such ignoramuses about foreign titles, that, bemuse he is a prince, they fancy he must be a person of vast importance: they always place him in the newspaper before Wallestein, inuttediately after the Royal Family." We are at a loss which to admire most, the lady's. mo desty or her appreciation of the English character. The ignorance attributed to the newspapers we take iu good part, as it would puzzle a Philadelphia Lawyer to tell whether a German Count or .his servant ought to have precedence in the line, both names being composed of mwch about the same number of long-legged consonants, harshly ' divided by a solitary vowel, which vainly endea vours to extricate itself from such an assemblage of Goths " full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Lionel and Barbara become not more passionately enamoured of each other than Louisa and Lord G eorge Fitz*Him, second son of Lord Allendale. Lord George is waiting for an oppor tunitY to declare himself to his lady fair. They are both sitting at a work-table apparently reading, when Lord George addresses her with whispering hesitation in the following natural manner, beautifully characteristic of love's emotion struggling for utterance, but afraid to speak. De is proposing to visit his father in Dublin, and adds, "I ;143 want to speak to him very much indeed, about some thing of groat consequence to me—to my future happiuess—to my prospects in life--I mean." And he looked at her, us if he would have read her thought in her glowing face. Well," said Louisa, with almost breathless aniiety, "then you mean to say that you are going to Dublin directly ?" " No, not directly ; though I ought certainly, but I may not be able to get leave yet. Still I think I must -go at last. Un fortunately, we younger brothers are not our own masters : wish I could only tell you all, and make you Understand h ow I nt a situated. But Killarney has been such a :spendthrift! My father lies been almost too good to him, be has left himself so little in his own power ; so thit you see, I have not much to depend upon. lam sure you would like my father if you knew him— ' the good Lord Allandale as he is called.' I wish you knew him, Louisa." " - I wish I did," said she timidly, with a sigh. " The first time he ever called me Louisa," was her secret thought, en passant. " I wish to God .1 was independent !" said Lord George, drawing his chair quite close to her, " and that I had not been extravagant; but, when nue is young, one is so thoughtless!" 6 ' Alas ! but too true," thought the sorrowful Louisa, as the tears stood i n h er b eau tif a i eyes : but she coul not speak a word. " Nay, do not weep, now," raid he, tenderly taking her, hand ; "you have no idea how it distresses me ; I cannot bear to see a wo man weep. I did not mean to have said all this when I began, though I have been thinking aLont it all the evening. I have not read a word." " Nor I either," thought Louisa. He did not succeed on this occasion, but a t another ' time he was more fortunate—it was in the street : I, Do you know I tun delighted to have this opportunity," said he ; " for I really wanted to speak to you." " Did you, indeed !" said the unconscious Louisa ; " well then, pray begin ; only first cross over. " Can you at all guess what I out going to ask you?" " Oh I something about Opera tickets, or Altnack's vouchers, I suppose : or perhaps you want me tolend yo u th e l ost new nove l." with a l loan." No,iitteett lNyhat I want roust be a gift ; I s h a ll not b e sa tisfied "Ao explain, then ; you tiresome creature ! Tell me what it is, and I will give it you directly : that is to say, if i can." " It is but one thing that I want of you, m y dearest Louisa ; and that yo u can an d must give nit. Say b ut t h e word. " In an instant his Ineaning flashed full upon her, and all her soul flew to her face • their eyes met, but hers sank abashed by his ardent gaze. " You understand me now, I AM sure ; gi ve me b ut t hi s littl e hand. You know too well how tang you have had my heart." She paused a moment for utterance ; her feelings almost over powered her ; a n d t h en s aid, in a low, y et perfectly art i cu l a t e tone Take it, my dear Lord George; it is all I have to give Yell'" The Author, perhaps takes too long in coming to Al nuteles, but the ulterest loses nothing by the delay. -,‘ Almack's is a *men of tyranny,' said Lady Treeilian, " which would never be submitted to in any country but. one of such complete freedom that people are at liberty to make fools of themselves. No:government would. aver have had the effrontery to suppose that people would, on their knees, crave permission to pay their money to a junto, self-elected, whose power incline hut by courtesy ; who snake laws, and enforce them too, without any sort of right. A cabal may attempt a monopoly, that I can un derstand ; but that sulAnissiou to it should be considered as a sub ject for congratulation, is, indeed, past my comprehension." And again behold how the reigning glories of Alroac'k's are prophetically consigned to poSterity-- ' " This then shall he a tale fur future times, that in a n age , w h en the cry for liberty was loudest, when sovereignty was attacked, anti all authority was contemned, there arose a secret junto, which alone'reigned unopposed; which could alone enforce authority : a junto as mysterious, that none can'penetrate its intricate arcane a junto which, in its own emphatic. language, comprises the whole world;' and with its talismanic spell, unites every potato desideratum, in the one little word—ALmaceit." We select 'at random, tut the following . is Worth per usa l, as proving that the " Lady Patronesses" 4tonopulis o 14 . 4 . charitableness as well as fashion:— THY V1!1I7IWO-.1100K. "'Tis doubt! 'tis darkneas! till ruipeuded Fate Assumed 4er nod to close the gland debate."--YotING. AU was now activity and bustle at Birmingham House, for the approaching ball. Lady Birmingham bad committed the care of herself and her eoneeienee, in the lbrm of her visiting-book, into the bands of Lady Hauton ; and much and long had the Countess to labour, in order to weed away all Lady Birmingham's real friends and connexions from the important list. In, this refined age, relationship goes fur nothing the freemasonry of set is every thing. "So much do I think of it," said Lady Halton, "that, 1 assure you, in a certain way I always cut my own mo ther; I never ask her to •ty clioisies. She it; not in the least des aotres, and would be quite de trop, so I only admit her to my squeezes. 'When 1 first married, 1 was young and inexperienced one night, 1 remember, at Lady Norbury's, I was going up to chat with my sister, Lady Richmond; but Hauton, who was al ways the finest of the fine, pulled me back : I have at last got you into good company, my dear Georgians,' said he; ' and really Imuet keep you there.' " " Bless me !" said Lady Birmingham, quite naturally ; " and Lady Richmond your ladyship's own sister too ; cud married to a Peer ! How strange !" • " I should haire lost caste by being with her and all that sort of set," said the Countess; "and really, if I have to do with it, Lady Birmingham, your ball must be entirely compusetrof what every body calls good company—of real ton. Now let me look at your list." Lady Trenton took it home with her, and returned it with pen cilled' notes and comments, opposite many of the names. AR thus : Humdrums; barely admissible though a 'Duke's daughter but his Grace the Duke of Clanalpin is nobody. if you've many other grandees, don't ask them, they are such frights. Tresiliana. Countrified and useless, and the takes se much 4 Car home. 3 Derweuts. room. * Sydenhams. Secoud rater ; but one sees them, and the gives things, and will do to talk to the Royal Dukes. Metcalf. Horrid creature, but every body knows her. Bevil. Oh ! impossible to leave her out ; she must be asked. My aversion ; hut we must have her to get men. High ti►he she should withdraw. 1 Bucanuon. I Lerlie. S Beaulkus. Hsindsome dashers. Of course to be asked. 2 Townshewls. If you ask them, make them bring Lord Appleby. Wallesteins. No ball is any thing without her ; make her pro ' - • • suit* to cow, anti Lorin lote-of inn:tom with her ; they waltz so well. I Mildmay. Quite ton, and ensures Lord George Pintails!). Then Barbara was made really miserable, by the way in which several of the oldest friends her mother bad in the world, were ri diculed. Of these were the three Miss Ctaypoles, excellent old Maids, and Lady Ilauton wrote against their names, " Hop-pole, May-pole, and Clod-pole ; the sooner you cut such sticks the better : of all things avoid odd names and odd people, when you give a party, as you would the pest." The character of Lady Hauton is well pourtrayed, but we cannot enter into it at length; the following is the manner in which she rules her sister divinities in the directory :--- " I manage all the ladies by a little tact, as thus :—I laugh and amuse the Duchess when she is con fi ned, or nursi ng; I flatter Lady Plinlimmon ;--1 bully Lady Bellampnt ;—and I scold Lady .Roeliefort. To you, my dear Baroness, I must speak reason, the only art I shall ever employ to convince you, should weever dis agree in opinion ; which, however, Ido not expect. Bless me, we are arrived ! what a lot of men, to be sure, all anxiety to know their late !" We are pressed for room, but the following extract is striking, as showing that a lady of high pretensions who ilirts with all, but too proud for any, may one day lament her destiny and humble the pride of parents. Lady Anne Norbury is like the Ass in the fable, placed between two young Lords, for n e ither of wh om she cares much if she could get better, but in a fit of splenetic despair she gives the one she lo . ves best an opportunity to pick up her hand kerchief, merely for the purpose of discarding him with the prize, To wipe the tear of envy with her gift ! " Is this your ladyship's final answer to me ?" said Lerd Kil larney, with some gravity. " When I have given my hand to Lord Dorville, what other answer cau you want ?" said the haughty fair one. " Hands, and not hearts, seem to be the fashion to-night," replied Lord Killarney. "I do not envy those who cats be .04- 6ed either in giving, or in receiving them ; but perhaps Lady Anne Norbury thinks that 'Le jeu cant la chandelle.' " He made her a low bow, and retired immediately. Lady Anne turned Scarlet, and hit her lips with vexation, till .the troublesome fond ness of Lord Dorville gave her fresh fond for irritation. Lady Norbury, on her return home, was informed at the same time of the two events that had taken place iu her family ; of Lady Anne's refusal of her cousin, and acceptance of Lord Dor• vine, and of Lord George's marriage being at last declared. tier ladyship was much agitated. Lady Anne stopped the intended lecture by seizing her mother's hand, cud exclaiming, "Spare me, dear mamma! for pity's sake. lam unhappy enough, with, out any comments. I refuse a Mini that I adore, out of pique, or prudence, whichever you please to call it ; and I marry a man I despise, for the, same reason ; and I know I shall be miserable. Such is fate." 4 . Or folly," said Lady Norbury coldly. Lady Anne sighed. 4. The die is east," said she, "and I must tuske the best of it." " Lord Georg' could not help himself," observed the Countess, haughtily. O To lisva flirted, as he has done, without totalling any 64; would have been unworthy of a gentleman or man of honour. That girl, Anne, will tread in your shoes. I feel a sor t of certainty, that I shall live to see her Murchioneas of Al lendale. Killarney will never marry now !" Lady Anne did not feel so certain about that. "My whole life has he'll a tissue of disappointments," said the Canute's, as she wiped away a few natural tears; "but this, this is the severest of them all !" But we must conclude,—the length and variety of our extracts bear testimony to the excellence of the work, and the lively originality of its author. The following takes place at Almack's Away trudged the anxious .Lady Birmingham, as fast vs her thick, rustling silk, and numerous blonde flounces would admit of. There were several parties in the tea-room, but no Barbara: foil of anxiety, her ladyship next proceeded into the entailer dancing• room, to look there. The waltz lied just ceased ; there Wag I group of gentlemen standing before a lady, who was soistottin the corner of one of the sofas, and w h en L ady Birmingham arr°"b ed, she saw that it was ind ee d B ar b ara herself, and tes t W itt, one hand she was holding h er h andkerchief to her eyes, and, t he other, a tell, fine..boking young man was firming to his lips; • i ,- , ~.;• ' : - ,-•-••1 • -.1 4' t t'Er. ) f t ?4 '' i'l 1) k efi t il s ' t ",,:-; :•,,.. -- - 4, ' 1 f,t 'V , li, .' • 0. 11 6 1.. O . ' ''. . - 7 11111° ' 1 -, . W,... - t • <lll. =-7. --•- •- ikk , • , - .....% s , gm ~., 0,, , g- • .., nit '-‘ 1 4 , , 00 , 00.. :4 , / , ) , • ' ) t'i ,W T, : ;,,k il ,3F ." 4.. ‘ % s'l. •• i ii:• h liii - ..)11 1 4ii:94 "ti '4,.... "3"' •• • rrfi 4 It .i.. - ',, al, , 61 1 „y o e t oic e: - .,wa 0 olta' e! A and her ladyship beard him say, in a hew vor " Ai te faithful Barbara ! an d now m i ne f or ever. " Miss Birraingbaut replied ; " Gain but my suother's and there cap be no further obstacle." The other two gentlemen, were the Baron de Wallestein-atid Sir Benjamin Birmingham. They had all their backs turned to the door, so that her lady. ship came upon them quite unawares, " Here she iv, I declare !" said the Baronet; "come to give her consent just in proper time. Well! any lady, Ms% I tell you, I'd be shot if that dear gill of ours watent in lore with some one or other, and now it comes out that she's been 414 good as engag ed ever since the election, to this vault Colonel ; clapping Lionel on the back. " Not engaged, papa," said Barbara ; changi ng co l our , " only—" bh ! not eugaged, only attached, I suppose ?" " Well ! these tenth:men," continued Sir Benjatuia; " called on me after you went out, end told me ell about it--a ml now my • dear—your consent is all we want ?" " Mamma," said Barbara, with a voice trembling from emo tion ; you will not surely refuse to make your child happy?" and she took her motherie hand " Will you?" " On my knees I must entreat you, then," eita Lionel ; " my whole study will be to prove myself worthy of sswh a. treasure:" " Some one is coming," said the Baron. " Lady 13irtolughatu will, I am sure, consent to please every body; look at the anxi ous countenances of these two yonag people you cannot re fuse them." Her ladyship paused; she struggled hard betweau the fedingg of the. touther, tuttl the wishes of the tine lady ; but nista,: at !tit prevailed : oho took kohl of her daughter'S band, and placing it wiiltiii Liouo% ahetiaid with a awady•voiee, and to ale of dignity, " Barbara is your., Colonel Montague ; and may you make her as happy a* ahe!deaerres to be." DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN THE HIGHLAND,' . (Prom the /evernearr Courier.) Friday last, the 24th instant, this part ot- the country 'was visited by a storm, at once so tempestuous in changc-. ter, and disastrous in its effects, that the remembrance of it will remain for many days to come, with all who-were witnesses to it. About seven o'clock that morning, the gale burst out w i t h . f ury, accompan i ed with thick- !sing snow, and oceasional showers of sleet, in a manner that, afforded but little hopes for the safety of any living thing. that. might have been exposed to its fury.' The Martin mas market, which was held here that day, yeas the means; however, of leading many persons froni hoine—and the town was More crowded than could have been expected from the state of the weather. During the whole of that day, and the following night, the storm continued unabated,' and even in town, it became a matternf peril to pass from one house or street to. another. As little or no business, could be done in the streets, many of the people mated in groups to the shelter afforded by the closes in town, end others to the public-houses; and it is to be feared, that to, the necessarily prolonged visits of the people to theses, places of entertainment, several of the accidents of that night must he ascribed. The bass of liVes of people ven turing home from the town to their places of abode in the country, is variously estimated ; there iii a certainty, how , ever, that no.fewer than eleven or twelve perished in the vicinity of Inverness. A main and se womaii were found dead next morning near Castle Stewart, and two other persons died on the road from this town to Naito. A woman of the name of Grant, although accompanied by to sister, who Could offer her little help, expired at the Bridge of Moniack, within alhort distance of her own house. Two young men who left town for Strathdearat in the evening, were found in a state of exhaustion by the way side, and died shortly after, while under the hands of some kind friends who were administering to their relief. Two men (Alexander Fraser, a labourer, and' Peter ('urnerta4 a weaver,) were found deadthe fanner near Cuidrash, and the latter near Arderdrean, in the hill between Urqu;• hart'and the Aird ; 'a woman and her son, a boy of fifteen years of age, were likewise found dead at Duntemple, near the church of Boleskine, and within 200 yards of theit own doOr. Thus, there is the certainty of eleven persons at least having perished that evening. A tailor of the name of Fraser, from Ournabeg,'in Urquhert, ) eft Abrichan w On Friday for his o n !Muse, and has übf'siniti been heard r. Two' the - ilieiilods on the farm of Barium, maw Fort Augustus, have likewise been missing since Friday ; and it is feared that these last must be added to thi s melancholy list of deaths. Many ware found on the roads in an exhausted and powerless condition; hut, by the kind ministrations of passersby and neigb bauts, they have providentially recovered. The ac counts from sea, so far as our mea ns o f i n f ormat i on ex tend, are equally disastrous. The John and Alexander, be longing: to this port, a s well as two. new schooners built at Spey, and belonging to Banff, have become complete wrecks, in the very harbour of Thud. Two vessels were driven on shore ut Spoymouth ; and a vessel was lost off Stotfleld. The Aultaekiach, of Aberdeen was driven ashore on the old bar of Findhorn, four miles below Nairn; we are happy to add, with respect to this vessel that the crew are safe—that the vessel has nor received any serious drainage, end that the cargo, which is now landing, will be preserved. While we are writing, we havti strictly con fined ourselves to the positive acounts given to us; but our fears for the news of to-morrow, both with respect to loss of lives, and the loss of shipping,,are, by no mea ns allayed. The delay in th e ma il s , however, we cannot pees unnoticed. This seems to be rather confined to the dis trict from Aberdeen to Caithness. A trifling detention seems to have taken place at Queensferry, while the storm was raging here;' but it does not seem to have greatly affected the progress of the mail in the Southern districts. The Duke of Gordon stage coach from Aberdeen, which should have arrived in this town between 11 and It o'clock on Satiirday night, did not come forward at all. The depth of the snow was such, at a place called Culple, two stages on this side of Aberdeen, that it was found impracticable for this light coach to proceed. The mail 'coach was detained for a considerable time at the saws place, but by extraordinary exertion was able to push for ward,oetoy till aio ,between d Po o c n h e al: ., e r rs t a h n e d 10 E ad lgi in i g t, it bridges s the flatrounds, the lands, roads !: &c, were found to be com pletely away on the toll road beyond Elgin, the mail:citric on Saturday was obliged to make a circuitous retail, by the rugged track of Lankwirod, and, in consequen ce , was eleven hours later than the stated time of arrival in this town. The devastation in that part of the country is re presented 'as being beyond conception. Monday the same cause prevented the arrival of the south mail till one o'clock in the afterrioon, instead of coming in at half past three i n the morning. Tuesd a y, h owever, they came in at five oclock in the morning, tad' the due course is now nearly restored. To the north, we are glad to report 'That the roads are comparatively ins clear state.' No injury, as far as is known at this hour, lute been•sustained Ors parliamentary lines throughout the :country. Th.towt depth of snow, p art i cu l arly on the Ord of ~ greatly retarded the mails, which were conveyed o at twrse ads o not ar, 1 1 : n h a t it e e l k ole fo r r . latest y e tffi n a re n l p y is Or f n t a s i c i , l t e t i o s :s h o t v t4 e t t r h b i k i e T l r a v i o : ttjhuadrt:wi e waaipliiryepttitbaiui franc draw attention to it on some future occasion. Dining Saturday, the storm somewhat abated ; Sunday it was comparatively clear, but - still intensely cold and boisterous; even Monday and Tuesday were days on which no per • would be siert out; and s tji e l e i l n ' ii i ' l l l : 4 l ° i w n e e:t o i t t il itan l a t r u g l Y s o 'eott.ohl:beehliFgesi e e s xposed in it s suc h to h oped cc mrm that no one will, as long as the remembrance of this may lot, ro a dw ay, and unnecessarily, expose themselves to the dullerof travelling at night in a storm. Mr. Gulley, the fittnutis ci-devput pugilist, now the' General Scott of Newmarket and Doncaster, was , the highest bidd e for the Ware-Park estate in Hertfordshire, the am of Nh. liyde. When this celebrated warrior was fighting (Argon. jo Sir John'Sehright's park, in that county, smut IS years ago, Le did not, taped so woo to he in a condition 10 SA* ,bit station among the aristocracy of Ilertfordthire. It, is geld_ that the prior of the. Ware-Park property, for which he offered about ♦t , ,410t1t., it *trifle compared with the value of such *notate AA Mr. Gul ly his i front his great weaitli, now in hispower to porcloief......4tor.